Fulwood
English
Etymology
From Middle English Fulewde, from Old English fūl (“dirty, foul”), definite form fūla + wudu (“wood”), 'the dirty wood'. The first element could possibly otherwise come from fugol (“bird, fowl”), thus 'wood where fowling takes place'.
Proper noun
Fulwood (countable and uncountable, plural Fulwoods)
- A habitational surname.
- A town in the north of the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5332).
- An outer suburb in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3085).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fulwood is the 28552nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 835 individuals. Fulwood is most common among Black/African American (57.37%) and White (38.44%) individuals.